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This amazing footage shows the launch of the last space shuttle, the Atlantis, the last space shuttle to fly and marks the completion of the Space Shuttle program. The shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8 2011. The space shuttle is now retired. Different vehicles are now used to access space, including the Russian ...

Flying? Boring! Why would I ever want to do it? Aside from being expensive and time consuming, it’s also pointless. Why would I want to shoot around the sky in a metal tube? It just seems like a poor use of time. Seriously, only those with poor judgement would consider getting a pilots’ license. There are just so many reasons ...

This procedure is used to plan a forced approach in the event of an engine failure. When we have an engine out emergency, our goal is the extend our glide as far as we can. The longer we can glide, the more time we have to evaluate our landing options and plan an approach. Once we have established our glide ...

Before I learned precautionary and forced approaches, I learned about soft field landings. Here my account of the experience, and why soft fields are important and should be practiced regularly. When will we use a soft field landing? If we are planning to land on an unprepared surface. We also need to know the technique if we need to make ...

So now that we know about the precautionary procedure, what happens if we have NO engine power? We plan a forced landing! The image above shows an actual forced landing of a Boeing 737 jet. TACA Airlines Flight 110 lost power in both engines and successfully glided and landed on an unprepared, makeshift field (image courtesy of airliners.net). Is planning ...

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